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1. A method performed by an electronic device, the method comprising: displaying a keyboard including a plurality of alphanumeric keys; based on duration of an input on one of the plurality of alphanumeric keys being longer than a threshold amount of time, expanding the displayed input alphanumeric key to display one or more visual elements, each of the one or more visual elements representing an application stored in the electronic device corresponding to a character of the input alphanumeric key; and in response to an input on one of the one or more visual elements, executing the application represented by the input visual element, wherein the expansion of the displayed input alphanumeric key to fit the one or more visual elements is displayed over adjacent keys of the keyboard.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the input on the visual element comprises a release after a drag from the input on the input alphanumeric key.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the input visual element comprises an indicator and an icon corresponding to the application.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: based on a duration of time of inactivity after the input on the input alphanumeric key, stopping displaying of the expanded portion of the input alphanumeric key.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the expanded portion of the expanded input alphanumeric key is displayed above the input alphanumeric key on the keyboard, and wherein the one or more visual elements are displayed in a line.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the expanded portion of the input alphanumeric key keeps being displayed until at least one of a release of contact and selection of one of the one or more visual elements.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more visual elements also correspond to recently executed contents and/or applications.
8. An electronic device comprising: a display; and a controller configured to: control the display to display a keyboard including a plurality of alphanumeric keys; control the display, based on duration of an input on one of the plurality of alphanumeric keys being longer than a threshold amount of time, to expand the displayed input alphanumeric key to display one or more visual elements, each of the one or more visual elements representing an application stored in the electronic device corresponding to a character of the input alphanumeric key; and in response to an input on one or more of the visual elements, execute the application represented by the input visual element, wherein the expansion of the displayed input alphanumeric key to fit the one or more visual elements is displayed over adjacent keys of the keyboard.
9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the input on the input visual element comprises a release after a drag from the input on the input alphanumeric key.
10. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the input visual element comprises an indicator and an icon corresponding to the application.
11. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein, based on a duration of time of inactivity after the input on the input alphanumeric key, the controller controls the display to stop displaying the expanded portion of the input alphanumeric key.
12. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the controller controls the display to display the expanded portion of the expanded input alphanumeric key above the input alphanumeric key on the keyboard, and wherein the one or more visual elements are displayed in a line.
13. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the expanded portion of the input alphanumeric key keeps being displayed until at least one of a release of contact and selection of one of the one or more visual elements.
14. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the one or more visual elements also correspond to recently executed contents and/or applications.
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September 26, 2017
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